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Senior Solutions and the Family Center launch “Chester Andover 100%” Campaign for Food & Fuel Security   Two local organizations – Senior Solutions and the Chester-Andover Family Center – have… Continue Reading Local Food and Fuel Assistance Info... Read More

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Whiting Library’s Annual Book Sale will take place on the library lawn at 117 Main St. on Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,… Continue Reading Book Sale Coming Right Up!... Read More

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Whiting Library has three brand new Chromebooks ready to check out to library patrons! These laptops can be used in the library itself or checked out and taken home for… Continue Reading We Now Have Chromebooks to Check... Read More

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It’s time for the 2021 Adult/Teen Summer Reading Challenge! Let’s read and connect with the library together! Over the summer, between June 15th and July 27th, 2021, complete activities from… Continue Reading Adult/Teen 2021 Summer Reading Challenge... Read More

We want your opinions! You can take the community survey by clicking right here! Whiting Library is creating a new strategic plan. This means we are working to develop the… Continue Reading Whiting Library Community Survey is Open!... Read More

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The Whiting Library Book Club holds our monthly discussions live on Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. The book pick for May is The Woman in White by… Continue Reading May 2021 Book Club... Read More

On Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whiting Library will be throwing our 2nd annual Green Up & Seed Down celebration. This special outdoor event promotes… Continue Reading Green Up & Seed Down Day... Read More

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Whiting Library celebrates National Library Week from April 4-10th, 2021! This important week highlights the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. First… Continue Reading Let’s Celebrate National Library Week!... Read More

Whiting Library is celebrating Library Giving Day with a one-day online fundraising campaign on April 7th, 2021. On this special day we encourage our patrons and all library lovers to… Continue Reading Library Giving Day 2021!... Read More

The Whiting Library Book Club holds our monthly discussions live on Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. The book pick for April is Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We… Continue Reading April 2021 Book Club... Read More

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Fiction: Alam, Rumaan: Leave the world behindCard, Maisy: These ghosts are familyGailey, Sarah: Upright women wantedGrushin, Olga: The charmed wifeHannah, Kristin: The four windsHardiman, Rebecca: Good eggsHawkins, Rachel: The wife… Continue Reading March 2021 New Books!... Read More

This month we celebrate the contributions women have made to society and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American, and globally, history in a variety… Continue Reading March is Women’s History Month!... Read More

The Whiting Library Book Club holds our monthly discussions live on Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. The book pick for March is The Downstairs Girl by Stacey… Continue Reading March 2021 Book Club... Read More

Fiction The Pencil / Avingaq, SusanKamik : Kamik takes the lead / Baker, Darryl,The little ghost who lost her boo! / Bickell, ElaineWolf cub’s song / Bruchac, JosephIn the sky… Continue Reading February 2021 New Library Books for... Read More

Fiction: Audrain, Ashley: The PushBroder, Melissa: Milk fedBarry, Kevin: That old country music: storiesBenjamin, Melanie: The children’s blizzardCabot, Megan: No judgementsDalton, Julie Carrick: Waiting for the night songDean, Abigail: Girl… Continue Reading February 2021 New Books!... Read More

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month,… Continue Reading Celebrating Black History Month... Read More

The Whiting Library Book Club is back in action and having our monthly discussions live on Zoom. The book pick for February is The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. We… Continue Reading February Book Club... Read More

Adult Fiction:Carlyle, Rose: The Girl in the MirrorCole, Alyssa: When No One is Watching: a thrillerCruz, Angie: DominicanaEkwuyasi, France: Butter Honey Pig BreadFlagg, Fannie: The Wonder Boy of Whistle StopGreen,… Continue Reading January 2021 New Books... Read More

The Theme for January’s Arts and Crafts Club is HOBBIES!! Sign up to be in the Arts & Craft Club then pick up a take-and-make craft bag at the Whiting… Continue Reading Arts & Crafts Club – January... Read More

The Whiting Library Book Club is back in action and taking our discussion to Zoom. The first book we will be sharing with each other is Where the Crawdads Sing… Continue Reading Book Club is Going Virtual!... Read More

Welcome to a New Year! Every January is National Hobby Month, and what better time than the start of a new year to kick off a new hobby?! Here’s some… Continue Reading It’s National Hobby Month!... Read More

The Vermont Department of Libraries includes a special library of materials called the ABLE Library (Audio, Braille, Large Print, and Electronic Resources), which provides services to the visually impaired and… Continue Reading Rotating Large Print Books from ABLE... Read More

Fiction: Baldacci, David: DaylightBanville, John: SnowBelli, Kate: Deception by GaslightChild, Lee and Andrew Child: The SentinelClarke, Susanna: PiranesiFollett, Ken: The Evening and the MorningFrench, Tana: The SearcherGoldenbaum, Sally: Trimmed with… Continue Reading December 2020 New Books... Read More

Guess what!? Whiting Library now has a YouTube Channel and Youth Services Librarian Carrie King is making the cutest, most informative little videos for you to watch about what is going on… Continue Reading Update from Carrie in Youth Services... Read More

Non-Ficiton Books: Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont by Elizabeth H. Thompson, Eric R. Sorenson, and Robert J. Zaino All Against All: The Long Winter… Continue Reading November 2020 New Books... Read More

The Whiting Library is encouraging animal lovers to share the gift of giving from December 1st to December 31st by donating supplies to give to homeless animals at the Springfield… Continue Reading We’re Collecting Donations for Springfield Humane... Read More

The Theme for December’s Arts and Crafts Club is ANIMALS!! Scroll down for directions on how to make three fun animal themed crafts! The Arts and Crafts Club is a monthly… Continue Reading Arts & Crafts Club- December 2020... Read More

In light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Vermont, we have made the tough decision to return to Front Porch Pick Up lending only. The Whiting Library will… Continue Reading Back to Front Porch Pick Up... Read More

Books for Gratitude Month in the Whiting Library Collection Title Author Call Number Twelve steps to a compassionate life / Armstrong, Karen, 177.7 ARMSTRONG The book of joy : lasting… Continue Reading Books for Gratitude Month in the... Read More

November is National Gratitude Month, a wonderful time to get in touch with what you are thankful for as we approach Thanksgiving! The library has a couple of resources for… Continue Reading Happy National Gratitude Month!... Read More

The Whiting Library is happy to announce that we have a new printer for public use. This printer has some great features we are excited for you to access: Color… Continue Reading New Printer at the Library... Read More

Guess what!? Whiting Library now has a YouTube Channel and Youth Services Librarian Carrie King is making the cutest, most informative little videos for you to watch about what is… Continue Reading Updates from Carrie in Youth Services... Read More

New Nonfiction Books: Life in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age by Bruce FeilerThe Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars by Jo MarchantRage by Bob WoodwardFallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up… Continue Reading October 2020 New Books... Read More

On October 14th, 2020 at 7pm, The Whiting Library hosted Cheryl Joy Lipton and Robert Nied of the Chester Community Greenhouse and Gardens for a Zoom virtual presentation all about our town’s greenhouse project.… Continue Reading Chester Community Greenhouse and Gardens Virtual... Read More

The Whiting Library will be holding our annual book sale out on the front lawn at 117 Main St. in Chester on September 26th from 10am-4pm. There will be a… Continue Reading Annual Book Sale!... Read More

New Nonfiction Books: What It’s Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing– What Birds Are Doing, and Why by David Allen Sibley Stamped From the… Continue Reading September 2020 New Books... Read More

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Whiting Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind our community, that signing up for a… Continue Reading National Library Card Sign Up Month... Read More

Beginning August 3rd, The Whiting Library building is open for patron use by appointment only. Here’s what you need to know ahead of time: Appointments are for library patrons. Anyone… Continue Reading We Are Open by Appointment!... Read More

Here are some great worksheets to help you log your summer reading!! Book Shelf LogStar Book LogJuly Summer Reading ChallengeSummer Reading ChallengeColor Reading Log... Read More

Summer is upon us and it’s time to start enjoying summer reading! If you would like to participate in the Adult Summer Reading Challenge with The Whiting Library. Here is… Continue Reading Summer 2020 Adult Reading Challenge... Read More